NORTH PACIFIC OCTOCORALLIA

( Hokkaido through Alaska )

compiled by

Stephen Cairns and Gary Williams

(Smithsonian Institution and California Academy of Sciences)

Order Alcyonacea
Family Clavulariidae
Clavularia (“Anthelia”) armata
Clavularia eburnea
Clavularia moresbii
Clavularia cf. petersoni
Clavularia rigida
Clavularia sp.
Sarcodictyon (“Evagorgia”) incrustans
Sarcodictyon sp. nov.
Family Alcyoniidae
Alcyonium gracillinum
Alcyonium (Metalcyonium) cf. pacificum
Alcyonium sp.
Anthomastus cf. japonicus
Anthomastus ritteri
Anthomastus rylovi
“Lithophytum” roseum
Family Nephtheidae
Eunephthea (Capnella, Gersemia) rubiformis
Eunephthea fruticosa
Family Paragorgiidae
Paragorgia nodosa
Paragorgia arborea
Paragorgia pacifica
Family Coralliidae
Corallium regale
Family Acanthogorgiidae
Calcigorgia spiculifera
Calcigorgia (as Leptogoriga) beringi
Family Plexauridae
Alaskagorgia aleutiana
Cryogorgia koolsae
"cf. Swiftia" abietina
"cf. Swiftia" marki
Muriceides cylindrica
Muriceides nigra
Paramuricea sp.
Swiftia (as Callistemanus) pacifica
Swiftia (as Psammogorgia) simplex
Family Chrysogorgiidae
Chrysogorgia sp. 1
Chrysogorgia sp. 2
Chrysogorgia sp. 3
Radicipes verrilli
Gen. and sp. nov. (cf. Isidoides)
Family Primnoidae
Amphilaphis sp.
Arthrogorgia kinoshitae
Arthrogorgia otsukai
Arthrogorgia utinomii
Arthrogorgia ijimai
Calyptrophora japonica
Fanellia compressa
Fanellia fraseri
Narella sp. 1
Narella sp. 2
Narella sp. 3
Narella sp. 4
Parastenella sp. 1
Parastenella sp. 2
Plumarella flabellata
Plumarella longispina
Plumarella spicata
Plumarella spinosa
Primnoa pacifica
Primnoa sp. nov.
Thouarella hilgendorfi
Thouarella striata
Thouarella superba
Family Isididae

Isidella sp.
Isidella/Lepidisis paucispinosa
Keratoisis profunda
Keratoisis sp. 1
Keratoisis sp. 2
Lepidisis philippinensis
Lepidisis sp.

Order Pennatulacea
Family Veretillidae
Cavernularia vansyoci
Family Protoptilidae
Protoptilum sp.
Family Umbellulidae
Umbellula lindahli
Family Anthoptilidae
Anthoptilum grandiflorum
Anthoptilum murrayi
Family Halipteridae
Halipteris californica
Halipteris willemoesi
Family Virgulariidae
Stylatula elongata
Stylatula gracilis
Virgularia sp.
Family Pennatulidae
Pennatula phosphorea
Ptilosarcus gurneyi